Transportation in Brazil

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Transportation in Brazil

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[edit] Railways


total: 27,882 km (1,122 km electrified); note - excludes urban rail
broad gauge: 4,057 km 1.600-m gauge
narrow gauge: 23,489 km 1.000-m gauge
dual gauge: 336 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (1999 est.)


standard gauge: 10 km 1.435mm gauge - line 5 of the São Paulo so that they can use off the shelf equipment.

[edit] Cities with Metros

[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

[edit] Highways

See main article: Brazilian Highway System
total: 1.98 million km
paved: 184,140 km (11,000 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,795,860 km (1996 est.)

[edit] Waterways

50,000 km navigable

[edit] Pipelines

crude oil 2,980 km; petroleum products 4,762 km; natural gas 4,246 km (1998)

[edit] Seaports and harbors

Belem, Fortaleza, Ilheus, Imbituba, Manaus, Paranagua, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Salvador, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Vitoria

[edit] Merchant marine


total: 174 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,964,808 GRT/6,403,284 DWT
ships by type: bulk 34, cargo 28, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 9, container 10, liquified gas 10, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off 11, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports

3,277 (1999 est.)

Most international flights must go to Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo or Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro. A few go to Brasilia, and just recently Fortaleza has accepted international flights. With South American integration, more airports can be expected to open to international flights.

[edit] Airports - with paved runways


total: 541
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 20
1,524 to 2,437 m: 138
914 to 1,523 m: 346
under 914 m: 32 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways


total: 2,736
1,524 to 2,437 m: 73
914 to 1,523 m: 1,306
under 914 m: 1,357 (1999 est.)

[edit] National airlines

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